How Big Pharma Infiltrated the Boston Museum of Science
FromĀ CounterPunch: Last spring, an exhibit promoting mainstream mental health ideologies debuted at the Boston Museum of Science. The exhibit was funded by NAMI and...
The Corruption of Medical Language
In this piece forĀ The BMJ, Richard Smith emphasizes the need for clear, understandable academic writing that is accessible to general audiences.
"Almost everything, I believe,...
New Study Challenges Impartiality of Peer Review
New research shows that more connected and well-known researchers are more likely to be published, even when they receive negative reviews.
Nature Still Battles Nurture in the World of Social Genomics
FromĀ Nature: In her new book,Ā Social by Nature: The Promise and Peril of Sociogenomics, Catherine BlissĀ discusses the social context and potentially biodeterministic implications of the...
Cognitive Impairment from Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Remains Even After Drug Withdrawal
Long-term benzodiazepine use shown to effect cognitive function during current use and for years after drug discontinuation.
How Medical Professionals Have Enabled Torture
FromĀ Boston University School of Public Health: A new journal article in theĀ American Journal of Public Health evaluates the similarities between the use of medical...
Researchers Expose Pharmaceutical Industry Misconduct and Corruption
Corruption of pharmaceutical industry sponsored clinical trials identified as a āmajor obstacleā facing evidence-based medicine.
Prescription Drug Addiction: Government Launches Investigation
FromĀ The Guardian: The British government has ordered an investigation into the growing problem of addiction to prescription drugs such as opioids, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants.
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Connections Between Climate Change Concerns, Mental Health, and Pro-Environmental Actions
Concerns about the impact of climate change on animals and nature results in more effective coping to reduce hopelessness about climate change and promotes pro-environmental behaviors.
Should We Screen for Adverse Childhood Experiences?
One author outlines the foundations of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research, addressing its dimensions, limitations, and potential future directions.
Large Study Finds Epigenetic Changes Associated with Trauma Explained by Smoking
A new study suggests that epigenetic changes that have been associated with trauma may actually be due to environmental toxins.
Underestimating Social Determinants of Health Linked to Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Social determinants have been seen to have an equal, if not greater, influence on health as individual behaviors, yet this evidence is largely ignored. Researchers investigate why this is the case.
Vitamin B6 Effective in Reducing Antipsychotic Induced Akathisia
A recent RCT showed that vitamin B6 is as effective as propranolol for the treatment of akathisia.
The Psychology of Inequality
FromĀ The New Yorker:Ā A number of studies show that much of the damage done by being poor comes not from the conditions of poverty itself,...
Mental Health Inc: A New Book by Art Levine
FromĀ AlterNet: A new book my Art Levine,Ā Mental Health Inc: How Corruption, Lax Oversight and Failed Reforms Endanger Our Most Vulnerable Citizens, exposes the greed...
Trauma Resiliency Model: A New Somatic Therapy for Treating Trauma
Report presents new body-based therapeutic approach for shock and complex developmental trauma.
Psychiatry is a Disaster Area in Healthcare That Needs Attention
In this piece forĀ The BMJ, Dr. PeterĀ GĆøtzsche points out several of the major problems with the drug-based paradigm of psychiatric care as well as...
Study Investigates Factors that Foster Posttraumatic Growth in Prison
Emotional support, religion, and searching for meaning are positively correlated with posttraumatic growth among prisoners.
Writing Women Into Psychology
FromĀ Psychology Today: A recent study examining a sample of widely used social psychology textbooks found that the contributions of women and people of color...
All Mental Disorders Are Brain Disorders…Not
In this blog post, Eiko Fried disputes the pervasive assumption that the most common psychiatric diagnoses are biologically based brain disorders, asserting that the...
The Non-Binary Brain
FromĀ Aeon: Although many misogynists justify their prejudice by arguing that men and women are biologically different, the evidence shows that our brains are neither...
Failed TB Vaccine Exposes Concerns Regarding Research Ethics
An investigation exposes violations to research ethics, finding that researchers failed to disclose risks and even misled government agencies.
Speaking Out Against Electric Shocks
Essentially what Choy et al are seeking in their editorial is the total suppression of information concerning the harmful and often permanent effects of high voltage electric shocks to the brain, thus implying that the very large number of individuals who report more extensive and persistent damage are not worth listening to.
Feds Close ‘Evidence Based’ National Registry
FromĀ Education Week: The Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration has put a halt on the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, a...
Brain Implants: Spinning the Trial Results to Protect the Product
The published report of the Broaden Trial of Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression whitewashed the results: although the efficacy results were negative, the investigators concluded that the therapy still showed "promise", and adverse events suffered by the patients were downplayed or attributed to the disease, and not the treatment. An in-depth investigation of how the trial results were spun, and interviews with patients that tell of harm done.
